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© Stéphane Compoint
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Battle of Hartmanswillerkopf (Hill of the Old Armand) : Cemetery (foreground) and National Monument (in the background), one of four with those of Notre Dame de Lorette, Dormans and Douaumont. It houses a crypt with tombs and 1264 identified bodies and six ossuaries (12,000 unknown soldiers). In the background right, the Grand Ballon des Vosges. Strategic position overlooking the plain of Alsace, about 300,000 men fought here to win (for French) or defend (for German) Alsace region. Approximately 50,000 people were killed in action or missing.
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